Los Angeles, Dec 4 (NationPress) Heavy lake-effect snow is relentlessly impacting the Great Lakes region in the United States, bringing with it snow squalls, intense winds, and winter storms.

This remarkable lake-effect snow event, which commenced late last week, has resulted in snowfall accumulations surpassing 3 to 5 feet in parts of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York, based on reports from the US National Weather Service (NWS).

As reported by the Xinhua news agency, lake-effect snow is expected to continue downwind of the Great Lakes, tapering off by Tuesday night, according to NWS updates.

The weather service has issued lake-effect snow warnings for sections of northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York, along with winter storm warnings for areas in Michigan, far northern Indiana, and western New York.

Lake-effect snow forms when cold air, often moving from Canada, travels over the open waters of the Great Lakes. As this chilled air crosses the relatively warm and unfrozen waters, heat and moisture are transferred to the lower atmosphere.

With global temperatures rising and further warming the Great Lakes, regions prone to lake-effect snow are likely to experience an increase in snowfall as a warmer atmosphere can retain more moisture, according to research conducted by the University of Michigan.